Re: Rugby Leeeeeg 2011

by embee Sun 11 Sep 2011, 14:05

Bradman wrote:Uhhmmm! I think there might have been a couple more finals fark-ups for the Drags v the Nags.

Alfie Langer wrote:

St George can't play St George can't play

by Bradman Sun 11 Sep 2011, 14:07

embee wrote:
Bradman wrote:Uhhmmm! I think there might have been a couple more finals fark-ups for the Drags v the Nags.

Alfie Langer wrote:

St George can't play St George can't play

Oh the irony. I think that was a Bennet gee-up.

by Zat Sun 11 Sep 2011, 14:27

No, it was an Alfie Langer chock full of piss so acting like a dickhead wind-up.

by Bradman Sun 11 Sep 2011, 14:36

Actually Langer did carry on (they'd just beaten STG FFS give them a break) but the infamous memo was a Bennet beat-up to gee-up the gee-gees.

That's either onamatopoia or allitersation or something to with valium and booze.

by horace Tue 13 Sep 2011, 02:20

Gallup is in huge trouble in melbourne..

The clot presented the Giltinan Shield at the Stormies finals match on the weekend...It was the first time he had turned up in melbourne this year since the salary cap fracas of last year.

He got a resounding reception from the locals...of the booing variety...

on radio yesterday he likened the stormy fans passion to that of terrorists, saying it was unacceptable...I think it will be a long time before he visits again

I think the moron expected to be cheered by the locals.

by Hass Tue 13 Sep 2011, 02:55

horace wrote:Gallup is in huge trouble in melbourne..

The clot presented the Giltinan Shield at the Stormies finals match on the weekend...It was the first time he had turned up in melbourne this year since the salary cap fracas of last year.

He got a resounding reception from the locals...of the booing variety...

on radio yesterday he likened the stormy fans passion to that of terrorists, saying it was unacceptable...I think it will be a long time before he visits again

I think the moron expected to be cheered by the locals.

Why don't Melbourne fans understand that their club cheated? Their club systematically rorted the system. They have no one to blame but the Melbourne administrators and the greedy Melbourne players. The only thing the NRL did wrong was not catch them sooner.

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 03:06

And you'd have to wonder at the penalty. Grand Final favourites a year after supposedly being gutted by the sanctions? Bellamy's not that good a coach.

by embee Tue 13 Sep 2011, 03:08

Hass

I think the Melbourne attitude is that they couldn't have been the only team rorting the salary cap but they are the only team caught and punished ...

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 03:24

What they never heard of Canterbury? That reminds me. The Napster still owes me $500.

by embee Tue 13 Sep 2011, 03:40

"punished" by removal of premierships

a fan really couldnt give a garq about monetary penalties to a club or even (in the AFL) removal of draft picks because that doesnt effect their enjoyment of what has happened ...but removing a premiership (even if badly tainted) is punishing the fan

The fan loves the club ...so the hate is directed at the enforcer of the penalty rather than the club who broke the rules

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 03:54

So apart from the dipshi1ts at manly it's a Melbourne thing?

by horace Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:05

and the bronkettes et al...all the leeegie fathead had to say was that he recognised the difficult year the club, players and fans had endured and that he admired their resilience...easy...demetriou would have handled it far mor wisely...instead the fathead likened the fans to terrorists

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:09

I'd like to know why he was presenting the thing in the first place. Surely it's more a Chairman's job. Not the guy who's employed to keep an eye on the balance sheet.

by horace Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:11

no accounting for leeegie stupidity

by horace Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:12

this morning he stopped short of apologising...saying he was sorry if people had taken any offence....they guy should be sacked

by embee Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:17

Bradman wrote:So apart from the dipshi1ts at manly it's a Melbourne thing?

West Coast get the same chip when you say they should be stripped of the 06 premiership because of drugs

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:18

horace wrote:no accounting for leeegie stupidity

Not much accounting in League either apparently.

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:22

embee wrote:
Bradman wrote:So apart from the dipshi1ts at manly it's a Melbourne thing?

West Coast get the same chip when you say they should be stripped of the 06 premiership because of drugs

They might have a point. "Coke" and "ice" aren't exactly performance enhancing.

by embee Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:23

depends how they are used

by JGK Tue 13 Sep 2011, 04:56

horace wrote:this morning he stopped short of apologising...saying he was sorry if people had taken any offence....they guy should be sacked

Maybe it was an expression of regret.

by Bradman Tue 13 Sep 2011, 05:43

I just would've gone the Jim Richards route. Let's face it the poor guy must dread the start of every season.

by horace Tue 13 Sep 2011, 07:41

JGK wrote:
horace wrote:this morning he stopped short of apologising...saying he was sorry if people had taken any offence....they guy should be sacked

Maybe it was an expression of regret.

it wasn't ...I heard it ...the only regret was that he was in trouble...pretty amazing the CEO of a 'national' comp has taken all season to visit

by Hass Tue 13 Sep 2011, 23:32

embee wrote:"punished" by removal of premierships

a fan really couldnt give a garq about monetary penalties to a club or even (in the AFL) removal of draft picks because that doesnt effect their enjoyment of what has happened ...but removing a premiership (even if badly tainted) is punishing the fan

The fan loves the club ...so the hate is directed at the enforcer of the penalty rather than the club who broke the rules

Fans don't score tries, kick goals or win premierships. The players do that. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a fan not joining in with the celebrations when said tries, goals or premierships are achieved.

The thing about being a part of the club is that you are largely at the mercy of others. If they do well you do well. If they fail you fail. The Melbourne club failed spectacularly by cheating - Storm fans need to suck it up.

I'm a Parramatta fan who has seen the club build up two great teams over the past decade only to see the playing roster ripped apart quickly because of the salary cap. I'm a Parramatta fan who saw my team knocked out of the comp in 2006, 2007 and 2009 (in the Grand Final no less) by a club that was rorting the cap.

I've been punished well and good for following my team - Melbourne fans can wallow a little too.

by embee Wed 14 Sep 2011, 00:44

Hass wrote:
embee wrote:"punished" by removal of premierships

a fan really couldnt give a garq about monetary penalties to a club or even (in the AFL) removal of draft picks because that doesnt effect their enjoyment of what has happened ...but removing a premiership (even if badly tainted) is punishing the fan

The fan loves the club ...so the hate is directed at the enforcer of the penalty rather than the club who broke the rules

Fans don't score tries, kick goals or win premierships. The players do that. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a fan not joining in with the celebrations when said tries, goals or premierships are achieved.

The thing about being a part of the club is that you are largely at the mercy of others. If they do well you do well. If they fail you fail. The Melbourne club failed spectacularly by cheating - Storm fans need to suck it up.

I'm a Parramatta fan who has seen the club build up two great teams over the past decade only to see the playing roster ripped apart quickly because of the salary cap. I'm a Parramatta fan who saw my team knocked out of the comp in 2006, 2007 and 2009 (in the Grand Final no less) by a club that was rorting the cap.

I've been punished well and good for following my team - Melbourne fans can wallow a little too.

Do you blame your club for not being good enough (or choking) when it mattered or is it just easier to blame Melbourne's cheating?

by Hass Wed 14 Sep 2011, 04:34

I blame my club for not being good enough AND I blame the Storm for cheating.

It's not an either/or proposition.

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